Buddhism  •  Asian Medicine  •  Contemporary Spirituality

C. Pierce Salguero, Ph.D.

☀️ Author, researcher, teacher, fan, and critic of Buddhism, Asian medicine, and contemporary spirituality

🎓 Professor of Asian History & Health Humanities, Program Chair for Multidisciplinary Studies & Health Humanities

🏛 The Abington College of Pennsylvania State University, 1600 Woodland Rd., Abington PA 19001

📚 Editor in Chief, Asian Medicine: Journal of the International Assoc for the Study of Traditional Asian Medicine

READ

Recent Publications

An accessible guide for beginning with Asian spiritual practice.

A friendly, neutral intro to Buddhism in history and today.

A history of Buddhist medicine from Sarnath to Silicon Valley.

LISTEN

My Podcast

LEARN

Online Courses

Scholarly lectures on:
⭐ History and Theory of Traditional Thai Medicine
⭐ Essential Toolkit for Practitioners of Asian Medicine
⭐ Discovering Buddhist Medicine
. . . and much more!

ACADEMIC RESEARCH

Buddhism & Asian Medicine

I am an expert in the global connections between Buddhism and medicine throughout history and today. Check out my research publications, lectures, and pedagogical resources for instructors. The best way to keep up with my scholarship in this area is to subscribe for updates at the top of this page. I am also available to give a talk to your group.

“Meditation Sickness,” lecture for Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, 2024.

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Visit My Other Websites

Repository of pedagogical resources for teaching about Buddhist medicine.

Blog featuring scholarly work on Asian traditions of health, medicine, and the body.

Periodic writings reflecting on balancing the academic life with being fully human.